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"Driving force in geriatric understanding and care"

"My dad was a first generation immigrant from Latvia-with seven brothers and sisters-and was a strong believer in social justice. He always stressed the importance of education and fairness for all, and medicine appealed to me as a way of serving the impoverished and disenfranchised."

"Kidney specialist, healer and social activist..."

"When I was little, I wanted to be an engineer or a pilot. But when I was 15 or 16, I visited my mother's hometown, a small southern town, and saw that not everyone had the same opportunity for health care...My family has a tradition of community involvement, of caring for people; my aunt was a nurse. I joined my interest in science with caring for people. I feel everyone should have access to quality medical care."

"Dedicated Teacher and Expert on Sleep Disorders"

"The study of sleep disorders is in its infancy and that makes it especially fascinating. Some of the real pioneers are still alive and working. It's a bit like being able to call up Freud and talk with him about psychology."

"Giving Delawareans a fighting chance!"

"In college, I was exposed to quite a few pre-medical students, and my older brother was in medical school. Also, an aunt died of stomach cancer and that had a profound influence on me. But it wasn't until November of my senior year that I decided to become a doctor."

"Championing the benefits of breastfeeding"

"I was a physics major during college, assigned to a work-study program at a pharmaceutical company researching consumers' product questions. I found it quite interesting and earned high grades for my work. So during my exit interview, I was asked if I was going to medical school. I'd never thought of it but six weeks later I had decided to and was very fortunate to be accepted at Rochester by Dr. George Whipple, dean of the medical school and a Nobel Prize winner in medicine."